John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 26:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Saul knew David’s voice, etc.] Though Abner at first did not, as appears by his words, but Saul did, by being this time thoroughly awake through the discourse that passed between David and Abner: and said, [is] this thy voice, my son David? the same question he put before, when he followed him out of the cave, (see Gill on “<092416>1 Samuel 24:16”): and David said, [it is] my voice, my lord, O king; he not only owns him to be king, whom he sought not to depose, but his own liege lord and sovereign, whose commands he was ready to obey.

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